A study published today in the journal Cell marks the first reported instance of generative AI designing synthetic molecules that can successfully control gene expression in healthy mammalian cells.

Cells are constantly subjected to DNA damage from a range of internal and environmental sources. It is estimated that cells can experience as many as 100,000 DNA lesions per day. One of the most ...

CRISPR-Cas9 served as an important tool in DNA editing. Among the innovative tools that scientists have developed to study and manipulate DNA, CRISPR-Cas9 stands out as a groundbreaking advancement.

The one-off treatment highlights the promise of a new type of gene editing and the challenges of using it to treat extremely rare genetic diseases. Doctors say they constructed a bespoke gene-editing ...

Mobile genetic elements such as CAST provide an idea of the coding potential of nature for genome manipulation. It is in the spirit of a revolutionary gene editing tool: evoCAST. The concept was born ...

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...